About Us

Bladder Cancer is not a rare cancer.

It is the 7th most common cancer in the UK - the
4th most common cancer in men.

Over 10,700 people in the UK are diagnosed each year and
about half of those diagnosed will die - over 5,200 people each year. Bladder cancer has the highest recurrence
rate of any known cancer - up to 80%. It
can affect all ages, both men and women.
Diagnosis can often be late, particularly in women.

Despite this, bladder cancer is the only top 10 cancer where
rates of prognosis are getting worse. It
is the most expensive cancer for the NHS to treat (costing £65million annually)
yet it only got 0.6% (in 2013-2014) of dedicated research funding.

These facts are what drive our work at Action Bladder Cancer
UK.

Our Vision

We want bladder cancer to be recognised as a common cancer
and to receive the acknowledgement, level of public awareness, improvements in
treatments and medical research investment which it merits and which those with
bladder cancer deserve. We want bladder cancer
patients to have a voice and the support they and their families require.

How we help you

Find your local support group

Latest News / Events

ABC UK are recruiting 19/02/2018

We are looking for a special person to be the new ABC UK Patient Programme Officer (P/T).You will be helping us to set up and sustain bladder cancer patient support groups, liaise with hospitals, maintain contacts, strengthen our regional networks and help create our patient information materials...